Africa Association of Bible Schools (AABS), directed by JC Ebersole, will host its sixth annual fundraising banquet at Woodcrest Retreat's Indian Rock Center on Thursday, Oct. 6. Takeouts will be available at 5:30 p.m., and a sit-down dinner will start at 6 p.m.

To reserve a seat at the banquet or to place an order for takeout, contact Betty at 610-286-5780 or Naomi at 717-664-4036 by Friday, Sept. 30. Woodcrest Retreat is located at 225 Woodcrest Drive, Ephrata.

AABS' mission is to make Bible education available and affordable in the local churches and communities across Africa and beyond. AABS resources local Bible training centers in numerous countries so that nationals can train their church leaders and workers on-site. Some of the resources that AABS provides to its members are curricula for 62 courses, diplomas for graduates, documents for day-to-day Bible school operations and annual equipping conferences for the directors.